Sybase Improves Developer Productivity with Pocket PowerBuilder 1.5

2/10/2004 - Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, announced general availability of Sybase Pocket PowerBuilder 1.5, the company’s integrated application development environment designed to simplify and speed the creation of mobile and wireless enterprise applications. The easy-to-use mobile and wireless rapid application development (RAD) tool improves developer productivity and enables the rapid creation of better quality mobile applications.

“Pocket PowerBuilder 1.5 is easy-to-use and allows applications to be created in only hours and deployed in just days,” said Dr. Raj Nathan, senior vice president, Sybase Enterprise Products and Technologies. “Sybase’s mobile and wireless RAD technology is the only tool on the market that simplifies complex data synchronization with any enterprise database, making it incredibly valuable in helping create a truly unwired enterprise.”

Pocket PowerBuilder 1.5 delivers features many of its competitors do not have, including:

  • Easy-to-use integrated development environment (IDE) with full object oriented (OO) language — Hundreds of built-in functions, many ready-to-use components, and drag and drop RAD programming means enterprise application development time is significantly reduced, saving time and money.
  • Patented DataWindow technology — Unparalleled data access, processing and presentation specifically targeted for mobile devices, all without coding, enables enterprise data to be delivered quickly and securely to mobile users whenever and wherever they need it.
  • MobiLink synchronization — Locally stored data and minimized battery draining connection time enables up-to-date data for mobile users. Bi-directional data synchronization is used to integrate with other enterprise databases including, Sybase Adaptive Server® Enterprise, IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle. Wizard-driven programming and tight integration with Sybase iAnywhere SQL Anywhere means reliability and rich enterprise level functionality for mobile developers and end users.
  • Fingerprint recognition technology — New native objects that encapsulate operating system and device-specific APIs to further simplify programming. These include the Pocket Outlook Object Model, Rich Ink, Notification bubble, HP 5400 & 5500 series iPAQ Biometric Scanner and Symbol Barcode Scanner.

“When you combine Sybase’s SQL Anywhere Studio with Pocket PowerBuilder, you’ve got a dynamic duo that makes creating mobile applications or extending existing applications to mobile devices a very fast and painless process,” said Christopher Pollach, president of Software Tool & Die, Inc.

Developers interested in Pocket PowerBuilder or any other Sybase developer software and/or support, can find more information about the Sybase Developer Network (SDN) online. SDN offers a single point of access to developer software, services, related technical information from Sybase, and collaboration with other Sybase developers. For more information about the network, or to join, please visit: http://www.sybase.com/developer

Pricing and Availability
Sybase Pocket PowerBuilder 1.5 has a list price of $1,295, and is available now with a current promotion price of $495 through the end of March 2004. For more information, or to place an order, please call 1-800-8-SYBASE.

About Sybase, Inc.
Celebrating 20 years of innovation, Sybase enables the Unwired Enterprise for customers and partners by delivering enterprise and mobile software solutions for information management, development and integration. The world’s most critical data in commerce, communications, finance, government and healthcare runs on Sybase. For more information, visit the Sybase Web site: http://www.sybase.com.

Sybase and PowerBuilder are registered trademarks of Sybase, Inc. or its subsidiaries.

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